Iotyrris kingae

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Iotyrris kingae
Shell of Iotyrris kingae (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Iotyrris
Species:
I. kingae
Binomial name
Iotyrris kingae
(Powell, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophiotoma kingae (Powell, 1964)
  • Xenuroturris kingae Powell, 1964 (original combination)

Iotyrris kingae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution[edit]

I. kingae has been found off the Hawaiian Islands, Christmas Island and the Philippines.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iotyrris kingae (Powell, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1441488 on 2021-03-28
  • Powell, A. W. B. 1964. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1. (5): 227–346; 1 (7): 409–454.

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